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Budwing
Parasphendale affinis or the Budwing Mantis is a popular species originating from Eastern Africa.. They are a medium size species that comes in shades of light to medium brown. As adults the wings have bright contrasting yellow on the underside and dark brown to black on the second pair of wings used as a threat display. This is a very aggressive species and will actively hunt down prey.
Feeding
Flying insects are the preferred source of food. As nymphs fruit flies are the ideal food source and increase to house flies and blue/green bottle flies as they get larger. They also will enjoy moths or other harmless flying insects. It’s recommended that the size of the feeder insect does not exceed 1/2 the mantis length.
Adults can eat crickets or roaches however they don’t often climb up high enough to where the mantis is hiding and go uneaten. Most pet stores sell fruit flies and wax worms that can be grown into moths. Larger flies can found easily from online suppliers or sometimes from bait shops.
